Copolymers of etherimides and amides

Abstract

Copolymers of etherimides and amides have been found to be useful in the coating and molding arts.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
       1. A method for making copolymers of etherimide units and amide units which comprises simultaneously interacting a mixture of ingredients comprising (I) an organic diamine of the formula   H.sub.2 NR.sup.1 NH.sub.2     (II) An aromatic bis (etheranhydride) of the general formula: ##STR24## and (III) a phthaloyl halide of the formula: ##STR25## where the ##STR26## the meta or para to each other, R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR27## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula, ##STR28## where X is --C y  H 2y  --, y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R 1  is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR29## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR30## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5, inclusive.   
     
     
       2. The process as in claim 1, wherein the phthaloyl halide is isophthaloyl chloride. 
     
     
       3. The process as in claim 1 wherein the phthaloyl chloride and the aromatic bisether dianhydride are employed in a molar ratio of from 0.95 to 1.05 total moles of these two reactants per mole of the organic diamine. 
     
     
       4. The process as in claim 1 wherein the organic diamine is meta-phenylene diamine. 
     
     
       5. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diphenyl sulfone diamine. 
     
     
       6. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diaminodiphenyl ether. 
     
     
       7. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamine is diaminodiphenyl methane. 
     
     
       8. The process as in claim 1 wherein the diamino compound is 2,2-bis(4-aminophenyl) propane. 
     
     
       9. The process as in claim 1 where the phthaloyl halide is isophthaloyl chloride and the dianhydride is 4,4'-bisphenol-A dianhydride. 
     
     
       10. The process as in claim 1 wherein the amine is m-phenylenediamine, the phthaloyl halide is isophthaloyl chloride and the dianhydride is 4,4'-bisphenol-A dianhydride. 
     
     
       11. The process as in claim 1 wherein the reactants are interacted at elevated temperatures. 
     
     
       12. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 1. 
     
     
       13. A product in accordance with the process of claim 2. 
     
     
       14. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 3. 
     
     
       15. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 4. 
     
     
       16. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 5. 
     
     
       17. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 6. 
     
     
       18. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 7. 
     
     
       19. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 8. 
     
     
       20. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 9. 
     
     
       21. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 10. 
     
     
       22. A product obtained in accordance with the process of claim 11. 
     
     
       23. A random copolymeric composition selected from the class of general formulas consisting of (a) ##STR31## where the ##STR32## of the m unit are either meta or para to each other, and where R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR33## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula; ##STR34## where X is --C y  H 2y  --, y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R 1  is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR35## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR36## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, m and n are whole numbers independently equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric compositions are interacted simultaneously. 
     
     
       24. A random copolymer comprising (a) from 5 to 95 mol percent of chemically combined units of the formula ##STR37## and (b) from 95 to 5 mol percent of chemically combined units of the formula ##STR38## where the ##STR39## in the units of (a) are meta or para to each other, and where R is a member selected from the class consisting of (a) the following divalent organic radicals: ##STR40## and (b) divalent organic radicals of the general formula ##STR41## where X is --C y  H 2y , y is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, and R 1  is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, (c) C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, and (d) divalent radicals included by the formula, ##STR42## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR43## and x is a whole number equal to from 1 to 5 inclusive, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously. 
     
     
       25. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR44## where m and n are whole numbers independently, equal to at least 1 and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously. 
     
     
       26. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula: ##STR45## where m and n are independently whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously. 
     
     
       27. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR46## where m and n, independently are whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number, greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously. 
     
     
       28. A random copolymeric composition of matter corresponding to the formula ##STR47## where m and n, independently are whole numbers equal to at least 1, and p is a whole number greater than 1, with the proviso that the reactants used to prepare the random copolymeric composition are interacted simultaneously.